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I want to connect audio interface to a mixer (backwoards). But im new in audio interface market, cant find a perfect for my need. My idie is to conect all instruments and mics to audio interface first, for axample in 16 inputs, then i need 16 outputs on interface to conect them to a mixer. The idie is to record all dry signals, meahille playing with all eq and efects on mixer, and between interface and mixer add some preamps, efect pedals for instruments, some pedals for vocals, maby some modules, sound filters. Soo im trtying to find audio interface with 16 ins and outs, plus with main outs, soo i can filter main signal but soome of them i could want to conect seperate to a mixer, soo maby there is 16 and 16 out interface with button ''main'' off and on? And im still not shure for those audio interface outputs. If they have 16 input and 16 output, do they mach as No5 in -is 5 out and 11 in - is 11 out? I found some called personal monitor dbx TR1616 16x16 , can it record dry signal? and send seperate signals to mixer? and maby there is something similar but with buttons ''to main'' off anf on?
A mixer is a problem solver, you can use it as an advanced patch bay, you can use the mic pre-amps, the eq's, hook the monitors to it. You can mix in analogue and send the the mix to box. They look cool and have the WOW factor. Last but not least you can find some nice old quality mixers for cheap !!
I have an old Yamaha MG16/4 it takes up 10u any ideas? I feel like making an old school system, or putting it in the wall of the garage for entertainment management. Maybe EQ drums before it goes in in live set ups.
I use my analog Xenyx mixer as a 0 latency amplifier for my headphones ignoring buffer size and driver BS. I connect the analog outputs of my high end desktop PC to the console directly with RCA cables, then 3.5mm to 6.5mm adapters. Since i have a high quality motherboard with high quality analog outputs and converters, this trick works. For my laptop, i definetly need an external interface.
That's a great question. It depends on the gear you're connecting. A professional console will generally either sound transparent with low-noise or will have a pleasing effect on the sound. But some gear is noisy with a lot of undesirable distortion.
@@AudioUniversity thank you, I have two cheap mixers to increase the number of inputs, my Steinberg audio interface has only 2 inputs. I use two Moukey mixers, but it seems to sound OK (BTW they sell so well that the 8 input is unavailable). I know my ideal options would be 1/ to get a rack mixer 16 inputs and keep my 2 input audio interface or 2/ two 8 input adio interfaces or 3/ a multi-track mixer/interface like Zoom L20 But since it seems to sound OK, i'm nor sure I really need it
I have an Allen and Heath 10-channel mixer (zed-10) and love it. Totally recommend. It has really nice-sounding EQ on every channel, some great routing options, and the 3rd and 4th channels have special solid-state preamps that are designed to overdrive in a tube-like manner when the gain is cranked (they recommend using these channels for recording guitars directly, and I can attest, this makes DI guitars sound so much better, even sans effects). Oh and I got it for less than $400. Totally recommend. Anyway loved this video! Thanks for making these.
Hi. I’ve been watching your videos which are great source by the way. I’ve noticed you have the behringer xenyx 1204usb listed on this video. What’s the benefit of connecting an audio mixer with usb connection to an audio interface vs jst directly connecting the audio mixer with usb directly into the computer ?
Good question! There isn’t a huge benefit in this case. Honestly, it’s just the only small mixer I had to make the video. However, there could bebefits if your audio interface is higher quality than your mixer. For example, if I plugged a mixer into a UAD Apollo Twin (instead of the built-in USB on the mixer), I would get better A-D and D-A conversion, less latency, and perhaps some other benefits. I hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Nice. I've been doing this for years. People look at me with doubt when I suggest it to recording newbies then I show them some of our songs and they quickly change their minds.
But if you want to record acoustic guitar. What do you prefer? Recording through the mixer/ interface or directly through the interface? What sound better for you?
I'm new to DAW recording and mixing, I'm largely a live musician, and now with this Pandemic I'm forced to go into DAW production and would like to ask if I should still require an Audio Interface with my selected 16 channel mixer (a YAMAHA MG16UX) which itself has a USB connection to PC?
I'm getting to where I'm understanding the whole interface vs. mixer debate enough to know that I def should be using a mixer, and I'm also beginning to get a better idea of what mixer price-points to start researching, but I'm still in the dark about certain routing scenarios that I know I'll need to understand more clearly before I can start narrowing it all down to the mixer that's best for me. The current scenario that I've got stuck in my brain is when I'm recording live guitar while hearing tracks that have already been recorded like drums-n-bass playing back through my monitors "OR" headphones. I have seen a few tutorials that suggest I can "somehow" route the tracks/audio that I've already recorded (aka "backing tracks") from my DAW back to a channel(s) on my Mixer, but I've yet to see anyone fully-n-clearly cover the reasoning behind this routing option as well as the possibilities that are afforded by taking this route?? I do know that I can monitor my pre-recorded audio through the outputs of my interface and record that way, but if re-routing my finished tracks back to the mixer for playback while I'm recording guitar tracks offers me some more/better tonal options, then I'd really like to know more about that option before I buy a mixer that I discover later on cannot do something that would've been very important/useful to me had I known more. lol
If you were using a mixer with an onboard interface, plugging directly to the computer, and you panned two channels separately, would you be able to get the DAW to record the left and right channels onto separate tracks?
I use a mixer in my studio. For a while I use the Mackie CR 1604VLZ yet it needs to be cleaned via an electronics repair shop. I sometimes used the Yamaha MG06X as additional inputs. I also use the PMP2000.
Awesome, i use my xenyx2222 to plug all mi vocal mics and quickly find the sound i want through the onboard channel strip. Also use the main output to get the signal with fx, and the insert to record a dry signal (as safety net).. having two versions of each take. Which can become handy if later you want to tweak the dry signal in the DAW. Also monitoring from the mixer headphones with zero latency improves expressiveness of the artists.
I’ve started looking at mixers for this very reason. I was hoping that I’d be able to have my DAW record both a dry signal and one processed with the onboard comp and eq so that I could monitor with the processed signal and not use CPU on plugins. Would I be able to do this with any of the xenyx usb models?
@@slayabouts Hi, definitely. you'd be monitoring a signal with comp, Eq and FX(Del,Rev) from the channel strip of the mixer (thus zero latency and leaving CPU of your PC free) and recording both versions of the same take simultaneously (dry/colored fx). So, in order accomplish this check Xenyx models above "x1832usb" series. these have inserts per channel (where the dry signal prefader will come / one clic method) and the main output (where the colored/fx signal will come). other higher end models such us the X2442usb have direct output per channel, so the same can be achieved on a more sophisticated fashion.
@@tukoramirez8478 Actually what I was thinking of doing now is getting an XLR splitter and running one directly into my interface and the other into one channel on the mixer. Then using the headphone out on my interface and sending that to the second channel of my mixer and monitoring through the mixer rather than my interface. I think that would pretty much be zero latency, right?
@@slayabouts indeed, if your audio interface has direct monitoring capability. that means the audio will be fed directly to the headphone jack, before A/D and D/A conversion take place.
@@tukoramirez8478 well the signal I’d use for monitoring would be fed directly to the mixer (mic > splitter > mixer) while the one for recording would go to the interface (mic > splitter > interface). I’d then feed the headphone output of the master bus to a second channel of the mixer
I have a Behringer LP 9800 Powered 14 channel mixer. I need to connect it to an audio interface so that I can stream my live mix. However it only has one set of outputs on the back. How can I accomplish this? Buy a splitter. It has pre-amp outputs on the front side of the mixer, but I'm not really clear how those work.
You should use the preamp outs. That means the signal is not amplified for speakers. Sending the speaker out to an audio interface could cause damage to everything involved.
Hello and thanks for your videos. My question is...does the mixer haft to be a powered mixer? Because I've tried connecting as you described to my Presonus audio box, but there is very little signal on the track and electrical noise.
The mixer requires a power connection, but it doesn't have to be a "powered mixer" (a powered mixer is a mixer with a built-in amplifier for powering speakers). Are you sending out of the mixer into the interface? Or are you sending out of the interface and into the mixer?
I just need to know if I can record my guitar digitally with my audio interface, without latency if I were ti get an analog mixer? I would just like to record my guitar without plugging in a mic and just using headphones so if I want to do so at night but I’m experiencing a delay from when I strike the chords to when I hear it in my headphones, and yes it’s only doing that when I use effects to change the sound of my guitar. Can anyone help?
Hi, I use iPad with irig 2. The irig has no phantom power and one guitar input. I guess I could use a mixer with phantom power for a mike then plug it into the irig?
So, I'm an idiot. I bought a mixer because I was tired of unplugging and plugging in instruments into my audio interface, but I didn't realize that it would mix it all down to stereo. Now, my mixer does actually have separated outputs over a DB25 connector, but my 2i2 still can't take more than 2 inputs so it's moot. However, what this does allow me is to have all my gear (3x synths, 1x mic and 1x guitar) plugged in and set at the correct level but they're muted (and panned) and only go full volume when I actually need it. This has made producing a whole lot easier. Another thing I like is how hands-on it is. Yes, I have a midi controller with 8 faders and Ableton integration, but it still doesn't have any physical meters and the workflow on the mixer is just faster for me. Best of both worlds would be a mixer with individual outputs for each channel and an audio interface that can take that. Because the best part about a mixer is that you don't need a computer to actually get sound out of it.
I’m using a audio interface but would like to use my usb mixer so that I can alternate between the two when I’m doing a podcast, recording a tutorial, or just making a beat. If I’m recording a song I use the audio interface with a tube pre amp. When I record a tutorial I use the mixer via usb to record my vocals and have control equalizing my voice since I can’t do it in my video editing software. Finally I produce my beats 🎧 through my audio interface since I do all my beats effects through my DAW. Am I doing this right or is there a batter way? I heard that by connecting both mixer and audio interface, some engineers record into the Daw. Play the song thru the mice and record back into the Daw for that analog feel. Have you tried this concept? Is this a good concept to utilize? Should I use this for Beats, Tutorials, or Pod cast? This maybe a next video lol.
if i connect the line outputs of the interface to one of the chanells of the mixer(like your third example) where should i set the level of the output on the interface? I would like to set the levels only on the mixer so i dont want the interface to lower the signal before it hits the mixer.Should i set it all the way up? Very informative video!
I would recommend setting the output level of the interface to a level that requires the least preamp gain without distortion. That way, you won't add preamp noise.
This guy can mix, I’ve assisted him! Sage advice, just make sure you don’t run line -level out from ur mixer to mic-level in on your interface, right?!?!
I have an Peavey XR684 and an MBox Pro going into my computer and Pro Tools. I'm a drummer, so pardon if these are dumb questions, but which line outs on the Peavey do I use into which input on the MBox do I use? I'm only plugging in two condensor mics for my drums into the Peavey, I have the phantom power button in and I have sound coming through headphones just fine from the Peavey. I know the equipment is antiquated...lol Ya gotta start somewhere, right? lol
Hello everyone! I'm new to the channel and the subject and just had a couple of easy question anyone please feel free to answer! I've been practicing the Law of Attraction for awhile now and would like to make positive affirmation subliminal music? Meaning I'd like to record my voice underneath music (very very very low) saying things like I AM HEALTHY, I AM LOVE, I AM POSITIVE AND ETC then place the music or calming sound music over those positive affirmations. If these audio mixer are able to do this, can you please recommend the bare minimum that I would need. My intentions is to go with a 4 channel audio mixer, then what else is needed? Condenser or Dynamic mics? The mixer would strictly be used for making subliminals and not DJing! I'd would like to thank you in advance, thanks! BB
It sounds like an audio interface might be better. That would allow you to record any layer sounds in recording software. Check this out: th-cam.com/video/u_qCh3TIk8w/w-d-xo.html
I use the behringer x1222 usb mixer and use the compressors and eq effects live while recording. Record in Cubase 9, do any other mixing necessary, and master! :)
I do have a YAMAHA mx12/4 for occasional use and I said occasional because I would like to avoid letting analog signals go through many amplifiers (keep in mind that there are tons of operational amplifiers inside an analog mixer). I’m saying that analog mixers can be pretty nasty when all you are trying to achieve is to have instruments’ sounds captured with precision. I really wish most analog mixers had EQ-bypass buttons at least which would have made things far easier for me in terms of phase-shifts they cause. So the only times I’d use my mixer is when I need multiple microphone amplifiers with phantom power supply, and, well, when I livestream on my phone using UA-25EX in UAC mode. If I were to buy another mixer in future times for setup upgrade, YAMAHA DM2000 would be one and only choice for me because EQs on digital mixers (when set to the neutral) won’t do any harms and they serve great as multi-channel ADC/DAC.
Hey there great video I have a question so I have a mixer but I want to mix with it but it only works when I record a song and not on my daw how do I set it up to use it to mix a vocal or a beat could you help and do you have an email I could contact to help me out with the steps
You will need an output for every track to come out of the DAW, into the mixer, through the mixer, and out of the mixer into the inputs on your interface. In most cases, it’s better and easier to mix in the DAW rather than using an analog mixer, in my opinion.
Isn't it a bit doing the same thing multiple times. So using the DAW with effects and mixing does that not root out a mixer? Upgrade audio interface to more channels in same price range comparison with mixer gives you higher quality mic. pre amps and with keeping up to date more durable. There are multi tracking audio interfaces that do a lil mixing as well as in the future I see the mixers disappear in software and a more complete audio interface device especially with potential of A.I.
Does it make sense to connect a Yamaha 12 channel mixer to a Universal Audio Apollo X4 to have more inputs? Are any of the properties of the interface lost with this connection? Or, do the mixer gains the interface properties?
I'm gonna pan all of my drums hard left and other instruments hard right and then just leave it that way, without converting to two separate mono tracks in my DAW or anything. It will sound bad, but I openly disdain anyone who would listen to music that I might make
I liked the video but, since i am new to these things i still need help: I have a mixer EURORACK MX 1604a, a MOTU mk3 traveler and two pair of speakers. I tried so many times and I could not get them to work together for me. What I want is: to be able to record and listen to the speakers and through the headphones ( as I can not make noise at night). PLEASE tell me where the cables should go. Any help will be very much appreciated!
You can connect the "Main Outputs" to your speakers, and you should be able to send a microphone to the speakers through the mixer. You might instead choose to connect the mixer to the interface through the "Main Outputs", then you could record the microphone into the interface. It just depends on how you want it to be set up. It looks like you can use TRS cables no matter how you decide to do it. I hope this helps!
Hi. My name is Michael N I need help to set up my Studio system. I have: 1- laptop 2- M-Audio interface 3- Yamaha MG10XU mixer 4- 2 speakers JBL 3MK2 5-SPark 40 6- ZOOM 6 7- M-Audio midi Oxygen pro 49 8- Yamaha keyboad PSR-S975 9- ME-80 10- XOX KS108 11- 2 condencer mic 12- Digital Piano Thankyou
Trying to use the mixer for purposes of not unplugging to switch instruments and or to add a keyboard. But we want to connect to interface to record and listen thru our DAW
S.O.S. Need help connecting a Peavey 10 channel mixer, a Peavey crossover, a Peavey feedback destroyer, wireless mics, one 12” powered monitor, two 15” powered speakers and two 18” powered subs. So many xlr cables and don’t know where to start. Anyone out there that can help?
Hi I hope you can answer this but is it possible to plug a mixer into an audio interface and then plug speakers Into the mixer and then be able to hear the sounds from your computer coming from the speakers So basically Will this work? Laptop < audio interface < mixer < speakers
You never mentioned using mixer for zero latency monitoring Basically, it doesnt record anything, you just hook it up to reduce latency in monitoring by not having to deal with what the DAW tries to handle
Ok what about using a mackie fxpro12v3 for all my mixing, then sending it straight out to a tascam 24dpsd for recording? Which outputs from the mixer would I use?
There's a 4th use case for an analog mixing console, amplification for headphones. For this to work, the computer must have a top notch motherboard with a very low noise floor and no jitter and many audio outputs. You get 0 latency amplification.
Thank you so much dear. Your video is very helpful. But I need your guidance . Is it not also possible to connect and use Rode Wireless Go II or Wireless Pro through a mixer to an amplifier to use the system for addressing a gathering from a stage ,using the Rode wireless mic ,as a hands free mic ? Also please give me any other guidance or caution in this matter, if you have any ,because I am not an expert . Thank you .God bless you.
That history lesson with tape is a little off. Originally in the mid 40s and 50s they did only have mono and stereo tape to record to so the mix had to be right on the spot. However by the late 50s (around 56-58) when 4 track was invented, TRS inserts were implemented into consoles and allowed recording and playback to and from individual tracks on the tape machine.
The mixer you showed in this tutorial has a USB out. Why not connect that to the USB of the Interface? Is that what you would do for better quality? or?
So with a Xenyx such as yours, would you not recommend using the USB interface option instead as a means of cutting the focusrite "middle-man" out of the equation?
Im a drummer . I want to buy a tascam 16x08 to record drum . But can you use a mixer to make a nice mix with e.q in your ears and send each track 1 to 8 into the audio interface. I want the mixer to modify only the sound coming out of the mixer to my ears but i want to send a dry sound to my audio interface . Is that do-able?
What would be the appropriate chain to use a subwoofer and two sets of monitors? Audio Interface/Subwoofer/Mixer/Monitors? Would you prefer a monitor controller or a mixer to achieve this?
Hi, I have a PreSonus 16.0.2 usb and I want to utilise the built in fx. It is a 16 channel mixer and I was wondering if anyone could help me by explaining in detail on how to connect it and is there an audio interface that can cover all 16 channels.
Really nice video. I just have a 2 channel mixer going into my interface to blend guitar tones. I’m curious though at the beginning of the video during you talking about recording. You panned all of your drums to the left and everything else to the right. How exactly does that work going into the DAW in terms or a stereo image? Wouldn’t that end up like a Beatles album having the drums on one side and everything else on the other? I myself don’t enough inputs on my mixer to do that but I’d like to get one so I can record drums at some point.
In that technique, you would record the left output of the mixer and the right output of the mixer to separate mono tracks. In the DAW, those mono signals would start panned to the center.
(Legit question that I hope someone answers) can I route my interface’s stereo outputs, to the inputs on a mixer.. The only reason I want to do this is to compensate for my lack of interface outputs
I really enjoy having an audio interface with a bunch of inputs but man if it isn't hard to find one reasonably specced. Honest question: What is the deal with all these interfaces with multiple outs and hardly any ins? 2 inputs, 6 outputs, what is going on here? What's the use case?
The outputs can be used for headphone mixes, outboard gear, or anything really. A 6 output interface would let you mix in 5.1 surround. I tend to value inputs more than outputs too, though. Thanks for commenting, Andreas!
Hi and thank you for this useful video. I didn't really get the option 3 especially when you say that "you go from the interface to the mixer, EQ and then back to the interface". You mean that if you use the option 1 the built-in EQ of the mixer is not transferred to the audio interface and to the recording? Thanks
depends by what mixer you have and how it's routed, bigger mixers have more routing options so it all comes down to the mixer you have. On some mixers you can bypass the EQ section, on others you can't.
is there anything that allows you to input independent channels so you can process them on a software mixer DAW, something like an audio interface with many inputs instead of a mixer?
I Just brought a Mackie 32/8. I have a focusrite scarlett 2i4, I would like to get all the tracks from Cubase, lets say all 32 for less confusion and mix the project on playback via the mixer. NOW? what leads will I need and what interface because a 2in4 isn't going to do the job lol. please help because im losing my damn mind, i have gone through all the forums and youtube videos but like everything in audio engineering, it just depends
In order to do that, you'll need an audio interface with 32 outputs and 2 inputs. You'll probably connect the outputs of the audio interface to the inputs of the mixer with 32 1/4-inch TRS cables and connect the master outputs of the mixer to the inputs of the audio interface with two 1/4-inch TRS cables.
is there a way to run the head phone outs from the interface to use as mix monitor from the interface 'back' into the mixer so I can use the more superior head phone out on my mixer while recording? I'm running a Focsurite 6i6 and an old, but high quality Mackie 1604 analog mixer with lots of aux send and returns.
How to avoid feedback with option three? When you route any track to your mixer, make some changes on the mixer and record it back again in your DAW using the same audio interface? Any video about how to set up your DAW in- and outputs?
@@AudioUniversity That's what I was doing, I have a track in my DAW, send it out through the outputs 1 and 2 of my interface connecting them to line in on channel 1 and 2 of my mixer, connect the outputs of the mixer in the inputs 1 and 2 of my interface, make a new track with inputs 1 and 2, play the original file, set the levels and EQ on my mixer and I get instant feedback. What am I doing wrong?
@@AudioUniversity That shouldn't make any difference, would it? When I record in the studio I use input monitoring without any problems, but when I'm at home and use a simple set up with an audio interface, a 4 channel mixer and a laptop, it's a PITA. The thing is, when I use output 3 and 4 of my interface I don't have any problem, but when I use output 1 and 2, I need to turn up the main output on my audio interface to get any signal into the mixer and that gives me the feedback. I suppose that's pretty common on simple interfaces with just two main outputs. Any workaround for that?
You are the closest thing I’ve found to helping me! Please respond hahah I want to use my mixers channel strips the way you do in this video. Would my audio interface be the input or output of my DAW and what would my mixer be? I’ve been trying to use my mixers FX to create new audio signals but I can’t seem to figure it out. Please help!!!
Your audio interface will be both the input and the output... Check out the video I just posted today on this exact topic: th-cam.com/video/HQ_rfHqN4K8/w-d-xo.html
Would a mixer be able to act like a DI box from your bass guitar to mixer to audio interface to reduce the amount of noise/interference going into the DAW? (which j keep getting when i plug my bass directly into my audio interface)
Why could you not tweak EQ/Pan/Volume after recording into your DAW when recording this route? Meaning... why can't I use the mixer to adjust levels on the DAW just like I would through the DAW with my mouse? That's what I want to avoid... mixing with my mouse (or keyboard short cuts). I want to use the knobs on a real mixer
I'm trying out scenario 3. I have a Scarlett 18i20 and Octopre Mk3. I can't use the outs from the octopre for some reason and I have outboard gear connected to the i/o of the 18i20. I dont use a patchbay. Is there a way I could get the outs of the octopre to feed the mixer? I've tried almost everything but I'm baffled. Anyone have a suggestion. Hope I've explained that well
I know this was posted almost a year ago, but does anybody know how to (or can link me a resource explaining how to) do #2? I'd like to connect my mixer to speakers, but I also want to route two microphones (connected to the mixer) to my interface. I can't quite figure this out or find any resources for it. So again: Mixer Outputs: Speaker + Interface Mixer Inputs: 2 Microphones Routing Microphone outputs to interface And for why... It's because I'm using a DAW to record a live performance with clean mics and room sound including house speakers....
I would connect the “Main” outputs of the mixer to the speakers. If you want all microphones to record to separate tracks, I’d connect the “Direct Outs” of the mixer channels to the interface. If you want to mix the mics together into one track, I’d connect an “Aux” to the interface and send the mics to that aux.
I’m willing to pay someone to help me with a very infuriating problem I’m having trying to record. Very simply put, my gain knob is set all the way to zero on my audio interface, but the track in the DAW is clipping. When the gain is at zero, I shouldn’t be getting signal , especially one that is so loud. I cannot figure out this problem. Someone please help me.
Hi I’ve got a question. I’ve got an Allen and heath gl2400, 24 channel. I’d like to use it to record in a home studio, the problem is, I can’t mix/master the recording on it after it’s already been recorded unless I send the audio back into the mixer. Is it even worth using? Is there a way to get around this?
Hi...thanks for this video. I have always been using mostly only my audio interface, Roland Quad Core or Audient iD22. However, I do have a Behringer SX3242FX mixer which I don't really use. I was wondering if I can send my music from my DAW to my mixer and back but have had no success so far in getting it right. I tried plugin in my monitor outputs left and right on my interface to my mixer channels 1 and 2 and then my main outs of my mixer to my interface input left and right but no sound coming through. You mentioned something about sending like perhaps a guitar track from your DAW to your mixer and using its eq and affects and sending it back to the DAW via the audio interface. I just wish I knew how to do that. I wanted to send my drum track to my mixer and back to the DAW but no success so far. Wish you could make a video on how with as much detail as possible showing the cables setup and DAW settings as well.
your videos are the best and yes i use a mixer in my home studio , it’s a Sony dmx p05 portable mixer and it’s got some awesome compression on it , and the crazy thing is this thing literally have like tons of adjustments through 2 knobs and a very small panel on the front to show you the numbers and let’s you save up to 10 different types of custom compression and limiter settings, it also has a Low Cut filter that works up to 400hz and the good thing is it does have a mid side link that i can do magic with when i’m recording my artist
Yes. But your computer must have many analog inputs and a top tier soundboard or analog to digital converter with the smallest amount of noise as possible and jitter. I don't have an audio interface, so i use my Xenyx console as an amplifier for my DT 770 Pros headphones and the input is the motherboard analog output from my desktop PC. Basically no noise and 0 latency because the chain is analog. I don't hear jitter as well. I still want to buy an external USB interface for more channels and my laptop that is very noisy and only has one analog output/input.
@@AudioUniversitythanks for your answer! I want to record my band... vocals, 3 guitars, one bass and a drum ( all elements separately, kick. overhead, tom, etc...). Again, big thanks from Portugal!
I believe this mixer only allows you to record two discrete tracks. Try watching this video for a tip on making the most out of that: th-cam.com/video/yLsldRU77po/w-d-xo.html
Wait so could we run from inputs to mixer and then output the mixer to a monitor set up as well as quarter inch tape machine and then run that output to an interface?
I think the main issue is the mic quality and how the audio is coverted to digital. Any current analog mixing console has top tier audio quality, it's more expensive a proper analog-to-digital that can properly capture an analog mixer.
If you already have all your tracks in cakewalk, you're gonna have to mix the tracks in cakewalk. (Setting the volume, eq's, pan's, etc. of each trancks) When the mixing is done, you can create stereo audio file out of those tracks within cakewalk. That is your final digital recording. I'm not familiar with cakewalk, but most DAW's allow you to decide the file format (i.e. mp3 or WAV). Once it is converted to mp3 or WAV file, you can for example download it to your iphone to listen to it.
The old nameless 4-channel mixer I have, with very nice pre-amps, gets connected to the 4-channel interface (UMC404HD) directly into the return to bypass the interfaces pre-amps. The setup is mainly used for talk radio.
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I want to connect audio interface to a mixer (backwoards). But im new in audio interface market, cant find a perfect for my need. My idie is to conect all instruments and mics to audio interface first, for axample in 16 inputs, then i need 16 outputs on interface to conect them to a mixer. The idie is to record all dry signals, meahille playing with all eq and efects on mixer, and between interface and mixer add some preamps, efect pedals for instruments, some pedals for vocals, maby some modules, sound filters. Soo im trtying to find audio interface with 16 ins and outs, plus with main outs, soo i can filter main signal but soome of them i could want to conect seperate to a mixer, soo maby there is 16 and 16 out interface with button ''main'' off and on? And im still not shure for those audio interface outputs. If they have 16 input and 16 output, do they mach as No5 in -is 5 out and 11 in - is 11 out? I found some called personal monitor dbx TR1616 16x16 , can it record dry signal? and send seperate signals to mixer? and maby there is something similar but with buttons ''to main'' off anf on?
A mixer is a problem solver, you can use it as an advanced patch bay, you can use the mic pre-amps, the eq's, hook the monitors to it. You can mix in analogue and send the the mix to box. They look cool and have the WOW factor. Last but not least you can find some nice old quality mixers for cheap !!
I have an old Yamaha MG16/4 it takes up 10u any ideas? I feel like making an old school system, or putting it in the wall of the garage for entertainment management. Maybe EQ drums before it goes in in live set ups.
I use my analog Xenyx mixer as a 0 latency amplifier for my headphones ignoring buffer size and driver BS.
I connect the analog outputs of my high end desktop PC to the console directly with RCA cables, then 3.5mm to 6.5mm adapters.
Since i have a high quality motherboard with high quality analog outputs and converters, this trick works.
For my laptop, i definetly need an external interface.
Don't you lose sound quality when using the mixer as additional step between instruments / patchbay and audio interface ?
That's a great question. It depends on the gear you're connecting. A professional console will generally either sound transparent with low-noise or will have a pleasing effect on the sound. But some gear is noisy with a lot of undesirable distortion.
@@AudioUniversity thank you,
I have two cheap mixers to increase the number of inputs, my Steinberg audio interface has only 2 inputs.
I use two Moukey mixers, but it seems to sound OK (BTW they sell so well that the 8 input is unavailable).
I know my ideal options would be
1/ to get a rack mixer 16 inputs and keep my 2 input audio interface or
2/ two 8 input adio interfaces or
3/ a multi-track mixer/interface like Zoom L20
But since it seems to sound OK, i'm nor sure I really need it
I have an Allen and Heath 10-channel mixer (zed-10) and love it. Totally recommend. It has really nice-sounding EQ on every channel, some great routing options, and the 3rd and 4th channels have special solid-state preamps that are designed to overdrive in a tube-like manner when the gain is cranked (they recommend using these channels for recording guitars directly, and I can attest, this makes DI guitars sound so much better, even sans effects). Oh and I got it for less than $400. Totally recommend. Anyway loved this video! Thanks for making these.
When you using a mixer as pass-through could the quality of the sound goes bad, because of the mixer quality?
Yes - noise and distortion could be added to the signal from the mixer. However, most mixers have very low noise floors and distortion levels.
What mixer do you using? When I allowed ask you. 😅
(Sorry, My English is not the best…)
Hi. I’ve been watching your videos which are great source by the way. I’ve noticed you have the behringer xenyx 1204usb listed on this video. What’s the benefit of connecting an audio mixer with usb connection to an audio interface vs jst directly connecting the audio mixer with usb directly into the computer ?
Good question! There isn’t a huge benefit in this case. Honestly, it’s just the only small mixer I had to make the video.
However, there could bebefits if your audio interface is higher quality than your mixer. For example, if I plugged a mixer into a UAD Apollo Twin (instead of the built-in USB on the mixer), I would get better A-D and D-A conversion, less latency, and perhaps some other benefits.
I hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Excellent - thanks. Clear, Concise, and best of all - understandable!
Glad it was helpful, Alan! Thanks!
Nice. I've been doing this for years. People look at me with doubt when I suggest it to recording newbies then I show them some of our songs and they quickly change their minds.
But if you want to record acoustic guitar. What do you prefer? Recording through the mixer/ interface or directly through the interface? What sound better for you?
@@tarykmedeiros1917
I usually go straight to the interface for acoustic personally but it also depends on how expirimental I'm getting.
I'm new to DAW recording and mixing, I'm largely a live musician, and now with this Pandemic I'm forced to go into DAW production and would like to ask if I should still require an Audio Interface with my selected 16 channel mixer (a YAMAHA MG16UX) which itself has a USB connection to PC?
If you can input and monitor the channels you need with the built-in USB interface on the console, no need for a separate interface!
@@AudioUniversity , hey thank you, much appreciate it. What about am external soundcard I keep reading about?
I'm getting to where I'm understanding the whole interface vs. mixer debate enough to know that I def should be using a mixer, and I'm also beginning to get a better idea of what mixer price-points to start researching, but I'm still in the dark about certain routing scenarios that I know I'll need to understand more clearly before I can start narrowing it all down to the mixer that's best for me.
The current scenario that I've got stuck in my brain is when I'm recording live guitar while hearing tracks that have already been recorded like drums-n-bass playing back through my monitors "OR" headphones. I have seen a few tutorials that suggest I can "somehow" route the tracks/audio that I've already recorded (aka "backing tracks") from my DAW back to a channel(s) on my Mixer, but I've yet to see anyone fully-n-clearly cover the reasoning behind this routing option as well as the possibilities that are afforded by taking this route??
I do know that I can monitor my pre-recorded audio through the outputs of my interface and record that way, but if re-routing my finished tracks back to the mixer for playback while I'm recording guitar tracks offers me some more/better tonal options, then I'd really like to know more about that option before I buy a mixer that I discover later on cannot do something that would've been very important/useful to me had I known more. lol
If you were using a mixer with an onboard interface, plugging directly to the computer, and you panned two channels separately, would you be able to get the DAW to record the left and right channels onto separate tracks?
I use a mixer in my studio. For a while I use the Mackie CR 1604VLZ yet it needs to be cleaned via an electronics repair shop. I sometimes used the Yamaha MG06X as additional inputs. I also use the PMP2000.
Awesome, i use my xenyx2222 to plug all mi vocal mics and quickly find the sound i want through the onboard channel strip. Also use the main output to get the signal with fx, and the insert to record a dry signal (as safety net).. having two versions of each take. Which can become handy if later you want to tweak the dry signal in the DAW. Also monitoring from the mixer headphones with zero latency improves expressiveness of the artists.
I’ve started looking at mixers for this very reason. I was hoping that I’d be able to have my DAW record both a dry signal and one processed with the onboard comp and eq so that I could monitor with the processed signal and not use CPU on plugins. Would I be able to do this with any of the xenyx usb models?
@@slayabouts Hi, definitely. you'd be monitoring a signal with comp, Eq and FX(Del,Rev) from the channel strip of the mixer (thus zero latency and leaving CPU of your PC free) and recording both versions of the same take simultaneously (dry/colored fx). So, in order accomplish this check Xenyx models above "x1832usb" series. these have inserts per channel (where the dry signal prefader will come / one clic method) and the main output (where the colored/fx signal will come). other higher end models such us the X2442usb have direct output per channel, so the same can be achieved on a more sophisticated fashion.
@@tukoramirez8478 Actually what I was thinking of doing now is getting an XLR splitter and running one directly into my interface and the other into one channel on the mixer. Then using the headphone out on my interface and sending that to the second channel of my mixer and monitoring through the mixer rather than my interface. I think that would pretty much be zero latency, right?
@@slayabouts indeed, if your audio interface has direct monitoring capability. that means the audio will be fed directly to the headphone jack, before A/D and D/A conversion take place.
@@tukoramirez8478 well the signal I’d use for monitoring would be fed directly to the mixer (mic > splitter > mixer) while the one for recording would go to the interface (mic > splitter > interface). I’d then feed the headphone output of the master bus to a second channel of the mixer
I have a Behringer LP 9800 Powered 14 channel mixer. I need to connect it to an audio interface so that I can stream my live mix. However it only has one set of outputs on the back. How can I accomplish this? Buy a splitter. It has pre-amp outputs on the front side of the mixer, but I'm not really clear how those work.
You should use the preamp outs. That means the signal is not amplified for speakers. Sending the speaker out to an audio interface could cause damage to everything involved.
Hello and thanks for your videos. My question is...does the mixer haft to be a powered mixer? Because I've tried connecting as you described to my Presonus audio box, but there is very little signal on the track and electrical noise.
The mixer requires a power connection, but it doesn't have to be a "powered mixer" (a powered mixer is a mixer with a built-in amplifier for powering speakers).
Are you sending out of the mixer into the interface? Or are you sending out of the interface and into the mixer?
I just need to know if I can record my guitar digitally with my audio interface, without latency if I were ti get an analog mixer? I would just like to record my guitar without plugging in a mic and just using headphones so if I want to do so at night but I’m experiencing a delay from when I strike the chords to when I hear it in my headphones, and yes it’s only doing that when I use effects to change the sound of my guitar. Can anyone help?
This video may help: th-cam.com/video/zzM4yk3I8tc/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I use iPad with irig 2. The irig has no phantom power and one guitar input. I guess I could use a mixer with phantom power for a mike then plug it into the irig?
Sir i like your Videos i need Help with Rnb Vocals Mastering
So, I'm an idiot. I bought a mixer because I was tired of unplugging and plugging in instruments into my audio interface, but I didn't realize that it would mix it all down to stereo. Now, my mixer does actually have separated outputs over a DB25 connector, but my 2i2 still can't take more than 2 inputs so it's moot. However, what this does allow me is to have all my gear (3x synths, 1x mic and 1x guitar) plugged in and set at the correct level but they're muted (and panned) and only go full volume when I actually need it. This has made producing a whole lot easier. Another thing I like is how hands-on it is. Yes, I have a midi controller with 8 faders and Ableton integration, but it still doesn't have any physical meters and the workflow on the mixer is just faster for me.
Best of both worlds would be a mixer with individual outputs for each channel and an audio interface that can take that. Because the best part about a mixer is that you don't need a computer to actually get sound out of it.
Using an usb mixer into the computer in studio one five professional. I want to be able to control all the inputs from the mixer into the daw.
I haven't used a mixer up till now, but I will after watching your instructions.
I’m using a audio interface but would like to use my usb mixer so that I can alternate between the two when I’m doing a podcast, recording a tutorial, or just making a beat.
If I’m recording a song I use the audio interface with a tube pre amp. When I record a tutorial I use the mixer via usb to record my vocals and have control equalizing my voice since I can’t do it in my video editing software. Finally I produce my beats 🎧 through my audio interface since I do all my beats effects through my DAW. Am I doing this right or is there a batter way?
I heard that by connecting both mixer and audio interface, some engineers record into the Daw. Play the song thru the mice and record back into the Daw for that analog feel. Have you tried this concept? Is this a good concept to utilize? Should I use this for Beats, Tutorials, or Pod cast?
This maybe a next video lol.
So if your doing a podcast you can basically EQ your voice on the mixer before going live, correct?
correct
@@Brewtalgaming salute!!!
My only gripe is that the mixer you used is an interface 😂
if i connect the line outputs of the interface to one of the chanells of the mixer(like your third example) where should i set the level of the output on the interface? I would like to set the levels only on the mixer so i dont want the interface to lower the signal before it hits the mixer.Should i set it all the way up?
Very informative video!
I would recommend setting the output level of the interface to a level that requires the least preamp gain without distortion. That way, you won't add preamp noise.
This guy can mix, I’ve assisted him! Sage advice, just make sure you don’t run line -level out from ur mixer to mic-level in on your interface, right?!?!
Thanks, Steve! I think I accidentally did that on the B-roll video! “Do as I say, not as I do!” 😂
Can you explain why?
If you’re sending line level out of the mixer and into the interface, you just want to set the interface input to “Line”. That’s all.
@@AudioUniversity thanks
after doing this can we record sounds in different channels like 8 channels please reply
In the multitrack example, yes. But it just depends on how you route the audio.
How do you use a mixer in your studio? LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS!
I have an Peavey XR684 and an MBox Pro going into my computer and Pro Tools. I'm a drummer, so pardon if these are dumb questions, but which line outs on the Peavey do I use into which input on the MBox do I use? I'm only plugging in two condensor mics for my drums into the Peavey, I have the phantom power button in and I have sound coming through headphones just fine from the Peavey. I know the equipment is antiquated...lol Ya gotta start somewhere, right? lol
Hello everyone! I'm new to the channel and the subject and just had a couple of easy question anyone please feel free to answer! I've been practicing the Law of Attraction for awhile now and would like to make positive affirmation subliminal music? Meaning I'd like to record my voice underneath music (very very very low) saying things like I AM HEALTHY, I AM LOVE, I AM POSITIVE AND ETC then place the music or calming sound music over those positive affirmations. If these audio mixer are able to do this, can you please recommend the bare minimum that I would need. My intentions is to go with a 4 channel audio mixer, then what else is needed? Condenser or Dynamic mics? The mixer would strictly be used for making subliminals and not DJing! I'd would like to thank you in advance, thanks! BB
It sounds like an audio interface might be better. That would allow you to record any layer sounds in recording software.
Check this out: th-cam.com/video/u_qCh3TIk8w/w-d-xo.html
@@AudioUniversity thank you sir!
You’re welcome! Here are some tips for choosing the right interface: th-cam.com/video/6jhHlJWV3Jc/w-d-xo.html
I didn't know much about mixers, but now, I know more. Good shit, good shit. 👍
I have the the Makie 30 ch mixer I use from time to time. Im thinking about selling it as it's not being utilized in my studio.
I use the behringer x1222 usb mixer and use the compressors and eq effects live while recording. Record in Cubase 9, do any other mixing necessary, and master! :)
I do have a YAMAHA mx12/4 for occasional use and I said occasional because I would like to avoid letting analog signals go through many amplifiers (keep in mind that there are tons of operational amplifiers inside an analog mixer). I’m saying that analog mixers can be pretty nasty when all you are trying to achieve is to have instruments’ sounds captured with precision. I really wish most analog mixers had EQ-bypass buttons at least which would have made things far easier for me in terms of phase-shifts they cause.
So the only times I’d use my mixer is when I need multiple microphone amplifiers with phantom power supply, and, well, when I livestream on my phone using UA-25EX in UAC mode.
If I were to buy another mixer in future times for setup upgrade, YAMAHA DM2000 would be one and only choice for me because EQs on digital mixers (when set to the neutral) won’t do any harms and they serve great as multi-channel ADC/DAC.
Hey there great video I have a question so I have a mixer but I want to mix with it but it only works when I record a song and not on my daw how do I set it up to use it to mix a vocal or a beat could you help and do you have an email I could contact to help me out with the steps
You will need an output for every track to come out of the DAW, into the mixer, through the mixer, and out of the mixer into the inputs on your interface. In most cases, it’s better and easier to mix in the DAW rather than using an analog mixer, in my opinion.
@@AudioUniversity that's fine ,thanks for getting back to me
Isn't it a bit doing the same thing multiple times. So using the DAW with effects and mixing does that not root out a mixer? Upgrade audio interface to more channels in same price range comparison with mixer gives you higher quality mic. pre amps and with keeping up to date more durable. There are multi tracking audio interfaces that do a lil mixing as well as in the future I see the mixers disappear in software and a more complete audio interface device especially with potential of A.I.
Does it make sense to connect a Yamaha 12 channel mixer to a Universal Audio Apollo X4 to have more inputs? Are any of the properties of the interface lost with this connection? Or, do the mixer gains the interface properties?
I ask myself very often this question...
I'm gonna pan all of my drums hard left and other instruments hard right and then just leave it that way, without converting to two separate mono tracks in my DAW or anything.
It will sound bad, but I openly disdain anyone who would listen to music that I might make
I liked the video but, since i am new to these things i still need help: I have a mixer EURORACK MX 1604a, a MOTU mk3 traveler and two pair of speakers. I tried so many times and I could not get them to work together for me. What I want is: to be able to record and listen to the speakers and through the headphones ( as I can not make noise at night). PLEASE tell me where the cables should go. Any help will be very much appreciated!
You can connect the "Main Outputs" to your speakers, and you should be able to send a microphone to the speakers through the mixer. You might instead choose to connect the mixer to the interface through the "Main Outputs", then you could record the microphone into the interface. It just depends on how you want it to be set up. It looks like you can use TRS cables no matter how you decide to do it. I hope this helps!
Hi. My name is Michael N
I need help to set up my Studio system.
I have:
1- laptop
2- M-Audio interface
3- Yamaha MG10XU mixer
4- 2 speakers JBL 3MK2
5-SPark 40
6- ZOOM 6
7- M-Audio midi Oxygen pro 49
8- Yamaha keyboad PSR-S975
9- ME-80
10- XOX KS108
11- 2 condencer mic
12- Digital Piano
Thankyou
I have a behringer xenix x2442usb mixer and digi 003 rack plus interface. wat is the best connected
Trying to use the mixer for purposes of not unplugging to switch instruments and or to add a keyboard. But we want to connect to interface to record and listen thru our DAW
This is very informative and I would definitely buy a mixer soon for my audio interface and get a decent preamp for it.
S.O.S.
Need help connecting a Peavey 10 channel mixer, a Peavey crossover, a Peavey feedback destroyer, wireless mics, one 12” powered monitor, two 15” powered speakers and two 18” powered subs. So many xlr cables and don’t know where to start.
Anyone out there that can help?
Hi I hope you can answer this but is it possible to plug a mixer into an audio interface and then plug speakers Into the mixer and then be able to hear the sounds from your computer coming from the speakers
So basically Will this work?
Laptop < audio interface < mixer < speakers
Hi I am very interested. Thank you for sharing
You never mentioned using mixer for zero latency monitoring
Basically, it doesnt record anything, you just hook it up to reduce latency in monitoring by not having to deal with what the DAW tries to handle
Good point, Cederick! If you’ve got some auxiliary outputs and headphone amplifiers, you can set up several headphone mixes with zero latency.
@@AudioUniversity Yep thats a good way to use :)
How do you do this? I want to use my computer as merely a recording device, listening through the mixer with no latency.
@@HansCarlsten Har you a drummer, singer,
guitarist or something? Just wondering
@@cederickforsberg5840 a little bit of all that actually. On an amateur level that is. Why do you ask?
Ok what about using a mackie fxpro12v3 for all my mixing, then sending it straight out to a tascam 24dpsd for recording? Which outputs from the mixer would I use?
There's a 4th use case for an analog mixing console, amplification for headphones. For this to work, the computer must have a top notch motherboard with a very low noise floor and no jitter and many audio outputs.
You get 0 latency amplification.
Thank you so much dear.
Your video is very helpful. But I need your guidance . Is it not also possible to connect and use Rode Wireless Go II or Wireless Pro through a mixer to an amplifier to use the system for addressing a gathering from a stage ,using the Rode wireless mic ,as a hands free mic ? Also please give me any other guidance or caution in this matter, if you have any ,because I am not an expert .
Thank you .God bless you.
That history lesson with tape is a little off. Originally in the mid 40s and 50s they did only have mono and stereo tape to record to so the mix had to be right on the spot. However by the late 50s (around 56-58) when 4 track was invented, TRS inserts were implemented into consoles and allowed recording and playback to and from individual tracks on the tape machine.
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The mixer you showed in this tutorial has a USB out. Why not connect that to the USB of the Interface? Is that what you would do for better quality? or?
You could use the USB on the mixer. I did not use it for the sake of demonstrating a more universal method that works without a USB mixer.
So with a Xenyx such as yours, would you not recommend using the USB interface option instead as a means of cutting the focusrite "middle-man" out of the equation?
Im a drummer . I want to buy a tascam 16x08 to record drum . But can you use a mixer to make a nice mix with e.q in your ears and send each track 1 to 8 into the audio interface. I want the mixer to modify only the sound coming out of the mixer to my ears but i want to send a dry sound to my audio interface . Is that do-able?
Great question! Yes. Just make sure to get a mixer with a ‘Direct Out’ on each channel.
What would be the appropriate chain to use a subwoofer and two sets of monitors? Audio Interface/Subwoofer/Mixer/Monitors? Would you prefer a monitor controller or a mixer to achieve this?
I think a mixer or monitor controller would work.
Hi, I have a PreSonus 16.0.2 usb and I want to utilise the built in fx. It is a 16 channel mixer and I was wondering if anyone could help me by explaining in detail on how to connect it and is there an audio interface that can cover all 16 channels.
Most helpful and most enjoyable presentation. Ta
Really nice video. I just have a 2 channel mixer going into my interface to blend guitar tones. I’m curious though at the beginning of the video during you talking about recording. You panned all of your drums to the left and everything else to the right. How exactly does that work going into the DAW in terms or a stereo image? Wouldn’t that end up like a Beatles album having the drums on one side and everything else on the other? I myself don’t enough inputs on my mixer to do that but I’d like to get one so I can record drums at some point.
In that technique, you would record the left output of the mixer and the right output of the mixer to separate mono tracks. In the DAW, those mono signals would start panned to the center.
(Legit question that I hope someone answers) can I route my interface’s stereo outputs, to the inputs on a mixer..
The only reason I want to do this is to compensate for my lack of interface outputs
I really enjoy having an audio interface with a bunch of inputs but man if it isn't hard to find one reasonably specced. Honest question: What is the deal with all these interfaces with multiple outs and hardly any ins? 2 inputs, 6 outputs, what is going on here? What's the use case?
The outputs can be used for headphone mixes, outboard gear, or anything really. A 6 output interface would let you mix in 5.1 surround. I tend to value inputs more than outputs too, though. Thanks for commenting, Andreas!
Hi and thank you for this useful video. I didn't really get the option 3 especially when you say that "you go from the interface to the mixer, EQ and then back to the interface". You mean that if you use the option 1 the built-in EQ of the mixer is not transferred to the audio interface and to the recording? Thanks
depends by what mixer you have and how it's routed, bigger mixers have more routing options so it all comes down to the mixer you have. On some mixers you can bypass the EQ section, on others you can't.
thanks so much i really do need help on how to set and manage my sound
Hello, any advice to be able to make a good connection between an Apogee Duet 3 and a Zoom Livetrack 8 mixer, I can't get it to work.
is there anything that allows you to input independent channels so you can process them on a software mixer DAW, something like an audio interface with many inputs instead of a mixer?
Yes. It sounds like you need a multitrack audio interface. Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/6jhHlJWV3Jc/w-d-xo.html
hi, I have a Yamaha n12. Could you help how may I connect to the computer for recording?
I started about three months ago and I'm sure I'm way behind everyone else because I was born late and I'm always late
I Just brought a Mackie 32/8. I have a focusrite scarlett 2i4, I would like to get all the tracks from Cubase, lets say all 32 for less confusion and mix the project on playback via the mixer. NOW? what leads will I need and what interface because a 2in4 isn't going to do the job lol. please help because im losing my damn mind, i have gone through all the forums and youtube videos but like everything in audio engineering, it just depends
In order to do that, you'll need an audio interface with 32 outputs and 2 inputs. You'll probably connect the outputs of the audio interface to the inputs of the mixer with 32 1/4-inch TRS cables and connect the master outputs of the mixer to the inputs of the audio interface with two 1/4-inch TRS cables.
@@AudioUniversity perfect, cheers man
Could this sacrifice the sound quality? Or is the same as plugging any instrument directly to the interface?
Depending on the mixer you’re using, you will acquire some noise and harmonic distortion by passing the signal through it.
is there a way to run the head phone outs from the interface to use as mix monitor from the interface 'back' into the mixer so I can use the more superior head phone out on my mixer while recording? I'm running a Focsurite 6i6 and an old, but high quality Mackie 1604 analog mixer with lots of aux send and returns.
Yes. You can do that.
@@AudioUniversity maybe in one of your upcoming videos. That would be sooo helpful.
will you have cleaner audio when you do this?because i have a noisy mixer. :/
can i speak with you via video call im struggling bad
How to avoid feedback with option three? When you route any track to your mixer, make some changes on the mixer and record it back again in your DAW using the same audio interface? Any video about how to set up your DAW in- and outputs?
You would record the output of the mixer to a new track to avoid feedback.
@@AudioUniversity That's what I was doing, I have a track in my DAW, send it out through the outputs 1 and 2 of my interface connecting them to line in on channel 1 and 2 of my mixer, connect the outputs of the mixer in the inputs 1 and 2 of my interface, make a new track with inputs 1 and 2, play the original file, set the levels and EQ on my mixer and I get instant feedback. What am I doing wrong?
Did you make sure that Input Monitoring is turned off?
@@AudioUniversity That shouldn't make any difference, would it? When I record in the studio I use input monitoring without any problems, but when I'm at home and use a simple set up with an audio interface, a 4 channel mixer and a laptop, it's a PITA. The thing is, when I use output 3 and 4 of my interface I don't have any problem, but when I use output 1 and 2, I need to turn up the main output on my audio interface to get any signal into the mixer and that gives me the feedback. I suppose that's pretty common on simple interfaces with just two main outputs. Any workaround for that?
You are the closest thing I’ve found to helping me! Please respond hahah
I want to use my mixers channel strips the way you do in this video. Would my audio interface be the input or output of my DAW and what would my mixer be? I’ve been trying to use my mixers FX to create new audio signals but I can’t seem to figure it out. Please help!!!
Your audio interface will be both the input and the output... Check out the video I just posted today on this exact topic: th-cam.com/video/HQ_rfHqN4K8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you I’ll try this out! I really appreciate it.
Would a mixer be able to act like a DI box from your bass guitar to mixer to audio interface to reduce the amount of noise/interference going into the DAW? (which j keep getting when i plug my bass directly into my audio interface)
USB hub and few cheap USB sound cards connected to inserts .
Thanks for watching, happyendy!
Why could you not tweak EQ/Pan/Volume after recording into your DAW when recording this route? Meaning... why can't I use the mixer to adjust levels on the DAW just like I would through the DAW with my mouse? That's what I want to avoid... mixing with my mouse (or keyboard short cuts). I want to use the knobs on a real mixer
I'm trying out scenario 3.
I have a Scarlett 18i20 and Octopre Mk3. I can't use the outs from the octopre for some reason and I have outboard gear connected to the i/o of the 18i20. I dont use a patchbay. Is there a way I could get the outs of the octopre to feed the mixer? I've tried almost everything but I'm baffled.
Anyone have a suggestion. Hope I've explained that well
No I have not used my mixer connecting to a interface I thank you for thi
I know this was posted almost a year ago, but does anybody know how to (or can link me a resource explaining how to) do #2? I'd like to connect my mixer to speakers, but I also want to route two microphones (connected to the mixer) to my interface. I can't quite figure this out or find any resources for it. So again:
Mixer Outputs: Speaker + Interface
Mixer Inputs: 2 Microphones
Routing Microphone outputs to interface
And for why... It's because I'm using a DAW to record a live performance with clean mics and room sound including house speakers....
I would connect the “Main” outputs of the mixer to the speakers.
If you want all microphones to record to separate tracks, I’d connect the “Direct Outs” of the mixer channels to the interface. If you want to mix the mics together into one track, I’d connect an “Aux” to the interface and send the mics to that aux.
@@AudioUniversity An. So, this can only be done either with a combined Aux or if the Mixer has direct outs.
Yes. There are many ways to do it, no “right answer”. But I would recommend one of these two methods. I hope this helps!
I’m willing to pay someone to help me with a very infuriating problem I’m having trying to record. Very simply put, my gain knob is set all the way to zero on my audio interface, but the track in the DAW is clipping. When the gain is at zero, I shouldn’t be getting signal , especially one that is so loud. I cannot figure out this problem. Someone please help me.
This is how I use a mixer in my studio
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Hi I’ve got a question. I’ve got an Allen and heath gl2400, 24 channel. I’d like to use it to record in a home studio, the problem is, I can’t mix/master the recording on it after it’s already been recorded unless I send the audio back into the mixer. Is it even worth using? Is there a way to get around this?
Hi...thanks for this video. I have always been using mostly only my audio interface, Roland Quad Core or Audient iD22. However, I do have a Behringer SX3242FX mixer which I don't really use. I was wondering if I can send my music from my DAW to my mixer and back but have had no success so far in getting it right. I tried plugin in my monitor outputs left and right on my interface to my mixer channels 1 and 2 and then my main outs of my mixer to my interface input left and right but no sound coming through. You mentioned something about sending like perhaps a guitar track from your DAW to your mixer and using its eq and affects and sending it back to the DAW via the audio interface. I just wish I knew how to do that. I wanted to send my drum track to my mixer and back to the DAW but no success so far. Wish you could make a video on how with as much detail as possible showing the cables setup and DAW settings as well.
your videos are the best and yes i use a mixer in my home studio , it’s a Sony dmx p05 portable mixer and it’s got some awesome compression on it , and the crazy thing is this thing literally have like tons of adjustments through 2 knobs and a very small panel on the front to show you the numbers and let’s you save up to 10 different types of custom compression and limiter settings, it also has a Low Cut filter that works up to 400hz and the good thing is it does have a mid side link that i can do magic with when i’m recording my artist
Sir I want you to make a video on how record two or vocals at once in chase 5
i do use an audio mixer but the mixer i use there isn't a how to for it
If we dont have an aux send in a mixer can we send a reverb effect to an interface from the mixer?
Hi! Is it okay if I connect the mixer to the back imputs of my focusrite 4i4? Thank you!
That should work as long as the mixer outputs line level (most do).
@@AudioUniversity thank you!
Can I use the mixer for recording without the audio interface?I want to connect the mixer with the computer directly
Yes. But your computer must have many analog inputs and a top tier soundboard or analog to digital converter with the smallest amount of noise as possible and jitter.
I don't have an audio interface, so i use my Xenyx console as an amplifier for my DT 770 Pros headphones and the input is the motherboard analog output from my desktop PC. Basically no noise and 0 latency because the chain is analog.
I don't hear jitter as well.
I still want to buy an external USB interface for more channels and my laptop that is very noisy and only has one analog output/input.
Do I use a mixer in my studio? By all means! 👍
Hi mate! Great video! I have one qustion. I have a Beahringer x2442usb, when i record, i cant separate the tracks. Any sugetion?
How many simultaneous tracks are you trying to record?
@@AudioUniversitythanks for your answer! I want to record my band... vocals, 3 guitars, one bass and a drum ( all elements separately, kick. overhead, tom, etc...). Again, big thanks from Portugal!
I believe this mixer only allows you to record two discrete tracks. Try watching this video for a tip on making the most out of that: th-cam.com/video/yLsldRU77po/w-d-xo.html
Wait so could we run from inputs to mixer and then output the mixer to a monitor set up as well as quarter inch tape machine and then run that output to an interface?
This is gospel according to Kyle. Great.
Thanks, Abraham!
Good, but if I have a low budget mixer, how much would it affect to the quality of my audio chain?
I think the main issue is the mic quality and how the audio is coverted to digital. Any current analog mixing console has top tier audio quality, it's more expensive a proper analog-to-digital that can properly capture an analog mixer.
Thanks! The one I wanted!
I have a question, i have all my tracks loaded in cakewalk and I wanna use mixer, but how do I record the mix?
You can output each track separately to a different channel on the mixer. Then record the main left and right output of the mixer.
If you already have all your tracks in cakewalk, you're gonna have to mix the tracks in cakewalk. (Setting the volume, eq's, pan's, etc. of each trancks) When the mixing is done, you can create stereo audio file out of those tracks within cakewalk. That is your final digital recording. I'm not familiar with cakewalk, but most DAW's allow you to decide the file format (i.e. mp3 or WAV).
Once it is converted to mp3 or WAV file, you can for example download it to your iphone to listen to it.
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I learned a lot from your videos sir 😊 keep on going 😊
I'm glad to hear that, Ken! Thanks for supporting the channel!
What topics would you like to see me cover in future videos?
The old nameless 4-channel mixer I have, with very nice pre-amps, gets connected to the 4-channel interface (UMC404HD) directly into the return to bypass the interfaces pre-amps. The setup is mainly used for talk radio.
Also pedals using effects sends I use a compressor and an eq as well as distortion it actually works on all channels